Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-21

The Olympic Olub Of San Francisco,
IL going 70 raise the initiation fee, so
many have been the applications for
membership In order 10 see the Bnrke-
OOEbett match.
The Pacific Coast HaErieEs, en-
couraQed By their first meeting, have
arranged for another on Sept. 9Th, when
two or three new races will be added
to the programme, 90 well IS several
bicycle races
BKidQeport's new roller toboRgau
slide, which lets the tobogganeF down
into the water at Seaside Park, IL tbs
wonder OF the season. The tObogRans
used ere the same as those on cold
weather toboegan slides, the only diff
ference being In the slide, which runs
On rollers instead Of Ice OF snow. Tbs
end Of the aide runs FAR out under the
water. When she tobOgRan comes
down at . mile-a.minute speed, with
one, two or hhree riders on board, Il
strikes the water and bounds, slides and
rebounds like stone sent skipping
over the water. The water and foam
fly In broad sheets as the toboRgan
aides over and throueh a. AZ q rule,
the slideFs 40 10 fees on the water after
leaving the aide. Then down they 60
under water, toboRRan and all, 10 come
up again q moment afterward and swim
back TO the shore, floating che tobog-
gan ahead Of them.
Jacob schaefer ID reported In the
Paris (France) newspapers &c being
domiciied az tie Hotel Continental,
which hostelry IL located az the corner
Of the Rue Rfvoli and the Rue Catig-
lone, directly opposite the Garden Of
the Tuilleries. Mrs. SchaefeR sailed
hence for Paris, via Havre, Aug. so, and
carried with her the famous match
playing cues and morning slippers,
which Jacob, In bis haste 10 board the
ship. had left behind him In his cab, on
sailing from the metropolis, July 2.
On the grounds Of the Indianapolis
Athletic Club. AUG. 9th, Prince Wells,
the Wheelman. lowered the record Of
ten miles on the unicyoie from one hour
10 hfty-nine minutes and forty. i've
seconds. The ten miles were made
without diamount.
The tWenty-mile bicycle race for the
championship Of the West, between 4.
H. Ehlert and n. H. Van Sicklen, vas
run st Cheltenham Beach last week.
Van Sicklen. TAXI & the lead al the
start. made the hrst mile In 2s5S and
averaged Q tkrea-minute gait up to six
miles, when Ehlezt sp1rted BY him,
running the seventh mile IN 2:lS and
lapping him In the twelfth mile, at
vhieh point Van SickleE gave no. The
twelve miles were run IL 36s26 25.
Heavy Wind prevented fest time befne
made, EhleRt intending TO run bic twan-
y miles inside the hour. He has new
won all three races with Van Eickleu.
taking The championship Of the West
and the handsome 500 gold ehrono-
grsph, vhich is put up BY the bicycle
clubs Of Ohioago. He will meet az she
Cleveland bicycle races the fastest
amateur riders IN the world, aud viii
ran fer prizes valued at over 5000.
The following sporting events oocur
this week:
Rovine-Aue. q. Hamm-O'o Conner
match, at Hamilton, Ontario. AuR. q,
3 regatta al wilkins, New York. AuR.
"a, Dempsey CalanauRh match. at
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.
Sgimming-AuR. @, annual amateur
meeting, under the nan
lgement Of the New York AthIegic
1luh. Aug. Is. Butler Blaekhurst match,
n'the Delaware river.
Yaehtine-A1g. g. Cape Ann Club,
,pen regatta. AuG. Is Great Head
club. cash prizes regatta; Bar Harbor
lub, open regatta. Aoe. IS, Quincy
llub. second championship regatta.
Aug. q, Beverly Cub, 139d race, second |
,pen regatta. az Monument Beach; Hull
Jlub. champion Ail-of; Great Head |
Nub. fourth championship regatta;
)orinihian Club. second championship !
zee. a. MaFblehead; south Boston |
lab regatta; Mouatiquot Club, insids |
,ourse.